Re: grep question - how to strip spaces from the beginning ofa string?

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2002

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texte = Hi,Convertchars is good, but it won't distinguish positions in the text.Grep is good to find certain patterns in text, and in this case replacing those patterns. Used with the [url] the linebreaks are translated into %0[AD]-s and it can be a cool search and replace tool, skipping the otherwise necessary call to the shell/cmd/applescript/etc.Grep in WebDNA _is_ seriously missing some kinda doc/example/description. But maybe as time goes, the WebDNA DevNet can fill in this void... :) Until that: man grep (even on google... - http://www.nevis.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/man.sh?man=grep). If I can find the right regexp, it works for me... So maybe this is why it isn't overdocumented... :)))Examples: http://mini.net/tcl/989Gy>> If I may, one more.... would it be better to use grep to change an>> accented charactor to the non-accented one or just use a convertchars >> db?>>>> No, because you actually want to change a set of characters into > different characters. Grep itself is not good at this sort of > translation; you should use convertchars instead.>> John>-- Gyuri OrdodyObjects Online, Inc.-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: grep question - how to strip spaces from the beginning ofa string? (Gyuri 2002)
Re: grep question - how to strip spaces from the beginning ofa string? (John Peacock 2002)
Re: grep question - how to strip spaces from the beginning ofa string? (Kenneth Grome 2002)
Re: grep question - how to strip spaces from the beginning ofa string? (Gyuri 2002)
Re: grep question - how to strip spaces from the beginning ofa string? (dale's stuff 2002)
Re: grep question - how to strip spaces from the beginning ofa string? (dale's stuff 2002)
Re: grep question - how to strip spaces from the beginning ofa string? (John Peacock 2002)
Re: grep question - how to strip spaces from the beginning ofa string? (Gyuri 2002)

Hi,Convertchars is good, but it won't distinguish positions in the text.Grep is good to find certain patterns in text, and in this case replacing those patterns. Used with the [url] the linebreaks are translated into %0[AD]-s and it can be a cool search and replace tool, skipping the otherwise necessary call to the shell/cmd/applescript/etc.Grep in WebDNA _is_ seriously missing some kinda doc/example/description. But maybe as time goes, the WebDNA DevNet can fill in this void... :) Until that: man grep (even on google... - http://www.nevis.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/man.sh?man=grep). If I can find the right regexp, it works for me... So maybe this is why it isn't overdocumented... :)))Examples: http://mini.net/tcl/989Gy>> If I may, one more.... would it be better to use grep to change an>> accented charactor to the non-accented one or just use a convertchars >> db?>>>> No, because you actually want to change a set of characters into > different characters. Grep itself is not good at this sort of > translation; you should use convertchars instead.>> John>-- Gyuri OrdodyObjects Online, Inc.-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Gyuri

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